Dardanelle falls to Devil Dogs 48-13MORRILTON — For the second straight week, Morrilton’s running game dominated an Arkansas River Valley team. Junior running back Jamar Criswell racked up five touchdowns and 245 yards on 13 carries to lead the Devil Dogs to a 48-13 rout of Dardanelle. Dardanelle Head Coach Josh Price gave Criswell credit, but said his team’s defense couldn’t have stopped much of anything Friday night. “When you play against our defense, anybody’s going to look ...

Lizards fall 48-13 to Devil DogsMORRILTON — For the second straight week, Morrilton’s running game dominated an Arkansas River Valley team. Junior running back Jamar Criswell racked up five touchdowns and 245 yards on 13 carries to lead the Devil Dogs to a 48-13 rout of Dardanelle. Dardanelle Head Coach Josh Price gave Criswell credit, but said his team’s defense couldn’t have stopped much of anything Friday night. “When you play against our defense, anybody’s going to look ...

No contest in FayettevillePurFAYETTEVILLE — Austin Allen connected on touchdown passes of 55 and 46 yards on the Purple Dogs’ first two possessions as Fayetteville beat Russellville 41-0 here Friday night. Allen picked the Cyclones defense apart as he completed 21 of 28 passes for 299 yards with four touchdowns. Russellville opened the game with a 24-yard pass from Mitchell Mullen to Lane Reves that fired up the Cyclones fans, but the drive stalled and a failed fake pu...

Danville beats Hornets 42-36 in OTDANVILLE — The Little Johns made one more play than the Hackett Hornets on Friday night, and Danville won 42-36 in overtime. Danville (1-1, 1-0 2A-4 Conference) held the Hornets at the 6 on fourth and goal in overtime, before Sean Tyra broke free from 6 yards out on third down to score the game-winning — and his third — touchdown of the game. Tyra gained 331 yards on 26 carries in the win. Hackett (1-1, 0-1) got a huge night last week from run...

Lizards win second-straightDARDANELLE — The Sand Lizards hosted three teams last week at Lion’s Den Golf Course and came away with their second consecutive match win, if only by a stroke over Clarksville. “Our guys have picked up their play as of late,” Head Coach Jared White said. “They shot it really well at Pottsville last week and shot well enough today to eke out the win. Hopefully we can continue to play well. District is right around the corner and it’s a good ti...

Atkins, Dover ready for Rivals Cup game
When Atkins first-year Coach Tommy Cody was hired earlier this year, he received one question over and over again. “One of the first things people would ask me was, ‘Are we going to beat Dover this year?’ So right from the beginning I knew it was a pretty big deal,” Cody said. Cody and the Red Devils will answer that question Friday as Atkins and Dover square off for the ninth Rivals Cup. Both teams gathered in Atkins for a news conference Tue...

Dardanelle Sand Lizards claim Judge's CupDARDANELLE — Both head football coaches — Dardanelle’s Josh Price and Danville’s D.J. Crane — were overall pretty pleased and pointed out several positives from the 2011 Judge’s Cup game, won Friday night by the Sand Lizards 34-27. Price explained Dardanelle played a full four quarters of football for the first time in a while, did not get rattled when something bad happened and noted zero turnovers will help win games every time. “Our kids di...

Dover beats Two Rivers, 34-14DOVER — After a torrid start by sophomore quarterback Tyler Green, Two Rivers jumped out to an early lead at Jack Berry Field Friday night, but late in the second half Dover’s running game started producing, allowing the Pirates to top the Gators 34-14. “I think our offensive line made the difference,” Dover Head Coach Chris Taylor said. “They did a great job all night. It didn’t matter which back we had in there, we seemed to be able to get y...

RSH loses season openerMORRILTON — The Russellville Cyclones extended their losing streak into the new season Friday night, falling 42-14 on the road to the Morrilton Devil Dogs. Morrilton thrashed Russellville’s defense with a balanced running attack, gaining 277 yards on the ground, most of it coming from the combined effort of halfbacks Jamar Criswell and Paris Avery. “We’ve got some talented players,” Devil Dogs Head Coach Cody McNabb said. “We definitely have s...

Atkins ties Apaches, 21-21ATKINS — A standing-room only crowd packed Lemley Field Friday night to watch the Red Devils and the Pottsville Apaches battle to a 21-21 tie. “I am so proud of our 28 kids,” first-year Atkins Head Coach Tommy Cody said. “They fought their hearts out and dug out of a big hole.” It was a tale of two halves as Pottsville stormed out of the gate in the first quarter. Apache junior Sean Ellison picked off Red Devil quarterback Ty Ennis’ pass at th...

Lamar wins season opener 23-6SUBIACO — The Lamar Warriors stepped up in classification Friday night, though they had no trouble with the Subiaco Academy Trojans in a 23-6 win at Raymond Rebsamen Stadium. Lamar, who lost to Subiaco 42-14 in last year’s season opener, is hoping that Friday night’s victory is a step in the right direction after a tough 2010 season that saw the Trojans finish with an overall record of 4-5 and lose one of their own in Tyler “TD” Davenport, who...

Lizards win at PottsvillePOTTSVILLE — The Dardanelle Sand Lizards cleaned up Monday afternoon at Galla Creek Country Club as they beat host Pottsville, Dover, Booneville and Clarksville. “I’m proud of the guys. They shot real well (Monday),” Head Coach Jared White said. “They hadn’t put it all together before. Hopefully, we’ll be playing like this come districts.” The Sand Lizards shot a 123 to beat Clarksville (129) by six strokes. Dover had a 138 and Pottsville a 14...

RHS opens tennis seasonVILONIA — The Russellville tennis teams opened their 2011 season Thursday with a road match. The Cyclones earned a 4-2 win, while the Lady Cyclones tied the Lady Eagles 4-4. “For the first match, everything looked good,” Head Coach Lisa Gray said. “We’ve got a promising season coming up, and we’ve got all next week to work out our game before we play North Little Rock after the Labor Day break. I’m counting on my returning players to help our ...

Tournament time: Lady Cyclones prepare for LR SpikefestRussellville Lady Cyclones Head Coach Cindy Jones has a varied group of girls this year and said Saturday may be her best chance to get a look at a lot of them when her volleyball squad heads to the Little Rock Spikefest tournament. “That’s what it’s good for,” Jones said. “That’s why I like tournaments, you get to see a lot of different kids.” Jones is dealing with a relatively new situation in her tenure at Russellville: She has more kids th...

Russellville golf enjoys outlookStory date: Aug. 11, 2011 Young, talented squad could challenge for championship By Kevin Hill sports@couriernews.com The Russellville Cyclones golf team can easily be considered young, though they do have a lot of returning experience, Head Coach Roy McSpadden said Monday. "I think we can go to the state tournament and bring home some hardware," the second-year Russellville coach said. "We should be pretty good. We're young. Right now, we hav...

Sand Lizards prepare for 2011Story date: Aug. 6, 2011 Jared White ready to lead Dardanelle By Kevin Hill sports@couriernews.com DARDANELLE - As the heat continues and football practices begin, high school golf sometimes gets lost in the shuffle. Things are getting busy on the links, however, as the Dardanelle Sand Lizards and first-year Head Coach Jared White prepare for the 2011 season. White, who takes over for Shane Thurman, is coaching golf for the first time at Darda...

RHS soccer, softball dominateStory date: May 14, 2011 Russellville soccer teams win 7-0, 8-1; Lady Cyclones softball wins By Kevin Hill sports@couriernews.com EL DORADO -The Russellville Lady Cyclones had no trouble in their first game in the Class 6A state playoffs as they pummeled the Benton Lady Panthers 7-0 on Friday. It took about 15 minutes for the Lady Cyclones to find the net, but once they did, it was a free-for-all. Bailey Stokes scored the first goal off a Magg...

Pottsville Lady Apaches win opener easilyStory date: May 14, 2011 Lady Sand Lizards top Trumann By Kevin Hill sports@couriernews.com HEBER SPRINGS -The Pottsville Lady Apaches opened the Class 4A state playoffs Friday with a 10-0 rout of the Batesville Southside Lady Southerners in the first round at Heber Springs. Victoria Huie (16-4) earned the win as she gave up just two hits and five walks with 14 strikeouts. Neither team could get anything going until the fourth inning when Pott...